Safety pencil holder



April 2, 1935. C, WALKER 1,996,664

SAFETY FENG IL HOLDER Filed July 2s, 195s 2 sheets-sheet 1 April 2, 1935. c. WALKER SAFETY PENCIL HOLDER Filed July 28, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 GNN 1441 s Patented Apr. 2, 1935 1,996,664 SAFETY PENCIL HOLDER charles walker, Knoxviue, Tenn. Appiication July 28.1933, serial No. 682,604`

. s clanes. (o1. 281-30) "-My invention consists in new and usefulim- Aprovements in a pencilV holder or the like and relates more particularly to that type of holder adapted to be removably secured to the'gback of la book.

The primary object of invenrtionisftoprovide a holder formed of elastic ymaterial veither in tubular or strip form and so constructed as 'toV utilize the elasticity of said materialv for retaining a pencil; pen or the like,'in placeiwithout .the `I lecessity 'of closures or .other Asecuring means.

Another object is to'provide a holder which, due to its elastic construction, may bemade to iit vbooks of different sizes and shapes.

A further objectotthe invention resides in means whereby the holder may be' quickly and easilysecured to and removed 'from'the back of a book.

^ A still further object ofmy inventionis to pro- Vide a device of this character which is adjustable to accommodatebooks ofdiiferent lengths. With the above and*other ,.jobjects"i1iView which will appear 'asthe descriptionVV proceeds, my invention consists inthe novel featuresv herein set forth, illustrated 'in the accompanying drawings .and more particularly pointedjot in the appended claims.; f Referring tothe drawings. in .whichnume'rals of 4like character designate similar parts throughout the several views, l Fig. 1A is a `partial perspective .view fof a 4book showing one form of ,my .improvedholdeif se- 'curedto the back thereof. Fig. 2 is a top view of the .same with `a pencil inplace..Y v

Fig.y 3 is a 'disassembleddetailf of the form. of holder showniin;Fig. 1 illustrating thestiiening plate and elastic tnbularbody. 1,. Fig. 4 isa ltop view of .a .modifiedform of holder. f

Fig. 5 is a modification able stiiening plate.

Fig. 6 is a. sectional of Fig. 5. I 1 x Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of a second modified form o fholder showing the same secured to the back cfa book.` Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showingthe fastening means employed in connection with the holder shown in Fig, 7.

Fig. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a third modiiied form of holder `secured to the back of a book.

Fig. 10 is a top View of the same.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the holder per se.

comprising an adjustview taken online 6--6 plate 4 and-retained in Fig. l2 is a sectionalview'taken on line IN2-l2 ofF1g.11. Y

Fig. V13 isa perspective View illustratlng a fourth modification of holder,V and l.. taken lon line `|4---I'4 Fig. 14 is a sectional view of 111115.13. j

yIn the form of holder shown inFigs. 1`,.2 vand 3, numeral `I indicates a' tubular body member composed of rubber or other elasticmaterial open at-its Vextremities and extending substantially the length of the back Zof a book 3. A stiffening plate 4 of lmetal or other suitableV material, adapted to be inserted within saidgtubular'fmember Il, is transversely ycurved to conform to the shape of' the book back 2,'the ends of said stifening plate terminating in reduced i projections bent to form retaining hooks. An`

elastic band' passes through the central'part f of -the book andl engages the hooks 5 toretain V," 20

the holder yin closeengagement against the book back 2,-;as clearlywshown in Figs. 1 and 2. y

Themanner in which this holder is applied ito the backv of a'vbookA isas follows:

The tubular member'l is placed againstj the 25 book back 2 and the stiffening plate listinsertedwithin said tubular member. The elastic band S isthen passed Ibetween the leaves in the middle of vthe bookv and stretched to enor pen'Tm'ay thenbeinserted between the outer gage the opposed hooks 5, thus*` keeping the holden in place on the book back. 'A pencil wall of the tubular member l and the stifening i place due V'to theelasticity of 'the tubular body member rl.

In the modied form of my invention -illus- 1 t'rated in Fig'. 4, the body member 8 comprises a strip of elastic material extendingr substantially the length of a bookback '9; the longitudinal edges of said member 8 Vbeing folded over to t in slots l0 provided for the purpose alongathe. .longitudinal edges offa stiiening plate Il,` the edges of said member 8 being cemented or .otherwise suitably-.secured in vsaid slots. A s in Fig. 1, the stifeningvplate H is transversely curved to conform to vtlfielslfiape. ofthebook back and-also terminates iii-retaining hooks I la for the elastic l bandA l2. This elastic band l2passes between the Y leaves through the middle of the 'book andengages the vhooks lla tohold the stiffening plate l! carrying the the book back' 9.

The stiiening plate shown in Fig. 5 comprises two separatemembers I3 and I4 arranged with their ends in overlapping relation.' IA `sleeve or '.OQket-lisurrounds these members adjacent their elastic body member 8., against overlapping extremities and holds the samein sliding engagement, whereby the stiffening plate can be adjusted to t books of Various lengths. The sleeve or socket I5 may be made integral with either of said members, or it may be Welded or otherwise secured thereto.

With this form of stiiening plate, a tubular elastic member is provided similar to that shown in Fig. I, into which the adjustable stiffening plate inserted..y Hooks I6 aresecured to the free ends f"-said"membersl3. and I4 andare adapted to pass over the ends of the book back to retain the holder rmly in place againstfthe book. It will be noted that by providing elastic tubular members of different lengthslthis holder can be readily adapted to books of varioushsizes, or the sametubular member may be used with the adjustable stiffening plate for rbooks of different lengths.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I have shown a holder where'- l-inllvo. stiieningplateis necessary, the holderv con-y sisting of a strip I'I of elastic materialstretched to cover the back IB-otabook andl retained in place by hooks I9. suitably secured to the .four cor- -ners of -thefstrip H and A:passing over ythe book covers 20. In order to insure a close engagement of thelongitudinal 1 edges of, the holder against the '.book .back v-I 8, thestrip .Il may .be molded to Yconform.. substantially .to the .shape `of the book back, 4or. the vlongitudinal Ledges loi said. strip may Wbe .reinforced .or thickened to aiiord stiffness.

, vJiteferring to'Figs. .9,f10, li1 and'lZ, it .will be noted that .in the'form of invention therein disclosed, the.use otfhooks .as well a's the ,stiiening m.plateis-avoided. .In this form, the holder com- ,.prises .a sheetll `of elastic material, the side edges ,of whichfare .provided .with longitudinallyfex- A.tending slots .adapted to -receive the Y coversv 23 of .a book. Adjacent said slots andeigtending longiplace eitherby ,folding -back `.the material `cut out `:for .the slots and cementing theends to the 'strip 2 I, or bymoldnig a smallopening inthe -strip ,2.l adjacentleachA of the...longitudinal edges of said-slots.y

y .In-securing misnomer ,to @the 4back-cf a beck,

.thecoversare drawn backand inserted through kthe slots `22,-afterwhich the book is closed and .the holderslid in place-onrthe book back. vThe reinforcing .rods 24 insure a closeengagemento1e the .sides of the .holder .against ythe book back Aas shown :in Fig. r9.

' .Figs.-:13-and 14villustr'ate a-holder comprising` a strip v25 of 'elastic material, the longitudinal edges of which are folded-over and cemented or otherwise'suitablysecured .toV form. xpockets or openings V25, eachad'aptedto receive 'a coil spring 22:1. '.The1ends1of saidrspringsl arepro'vided with hooks 2-8whichitoverjthe'covers-of the bookand retain dzhe holder firmly against the backof a hook. It Twill be'notedzthata holder of this type can'be lsecured'vto bricks of various sizes, ldue vto the 'stretching characteristic Uvof ythe coil springs. It will 'also be ynoted that instead Vo'ffthe coil d springs, elastic'cordsorlbandsjmaybe employed l ywith equal e'iect.

i T V"Itfwill thusbeseen that my invention `provides ahol'der Awhich can rb e easily and cmicklyy applied Ato the back of any.cenventional book and is particularly useful in connectionwith students textbooks, -aifording `asaie andconvenient means whereby students may carry .their pencils and the like.V In addition to thenabove, this holder also serves .as a @protecting meanshiorthe .back ,of .a

Y Patent is:

`1. A pencil holder attachment for books comprising a sheet of elastic material adapted to normally conform substantially to the shape of a book-back, and means for securing the same to the back of a`book, whereby a pencil or the like may beinsertedunder said sheet and retained in place by the elasticity thereof.

2. 'A pencil holder attachment for books comprising a body memberhaving at least one wall of elastic material, astiffening plate adapted to .support and lreinforce-said body member and con- `forming substantially Ato the shape of a book back, and means for securing said body member and stiiening plate to the back of a book, whereby a` pencil or thelike may be' inserted. under the elasticv wall of said body member and retained 1in place thereby.

f3. A pencil holderattachment forvbooks comprising a tubular body member of elasticmaterial, a s'tiening plate conforming substantially to the shape of a book back and adaptedto be inserted in said tubular body member to support and reinforce .the same, andmeans for securing said'bodymember and plate to the back oi a book, ,whereby ajpencil or thelike `maybe inserted be'- tweenth'eouter wall'of said body member and said stiiening plate and retained in place by ltudinally `thereof 4.are reinforcing .rods 24 .-held in he-elasticity ofthe'formev 4. jA .pencilholderjattachment a fstiileningV plateconforming substantially to elasticrbody .member .interposed between said plate j and 'the back .of `said. vvbook, vwherebyf said tubular member normally conf ormssubstantially Y,to the shape of the back ofisaid'book. f

j 5.- A pencil'holder attachme'nt'for books com prising a body 'memberfhaving Sat lleast one wall of elasticmaterial, a .stifening plate 'adapted to upport` and reinforce'said body member andronforming substantially to the shape of a book back,

ai fastening band lextending longitudinally ofsaid Abodyportion andadapted to .embrace the back of the book between the pages thereof, and means at the longitudinal `extremities of said stiffening plate for engaging portions of said band.

GLA pencil holder attachment as. claimed in rclaim Q wherein said stifvfening plate and said body member are secured together along their adjacent longitudinal edges. .i

"7'.A pencil fholder'attachment Vas claimed in I claiml wherein said'means for securing the elasticisheet .to the back of .a book vcomprises hook members secured to the longitudinal vextremities of said sheet Aand adapted to engage thel adjacentextremities of A`a book back;

f8. A pencil holder. as claim `in claim 2 wherein said stiffening plate is longitudinally adjustable.

CHARLES WALKER.

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